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8 meters for every 2inches what is the area of 144 meters squared

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Answer:

9 square inches

Explanation:

The area is proportional to the square of the linear scale factor. We can use this to write the proportion ...

A/(144 m²) = ((2 in)/(8 m))²

A = (144·4/64) in² = 9 in²

The area representing 144 square meters is 9 square inches.

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